A man was shot once in each leg while sitting in a vehicle in an alley Sunday afternoon. This among the stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.
Assault
1454 Elmwood
Robert B. Lapata, 47, of 2124 Wesley Ave., was arrested at the Evanston Police Department, 1454 Elmwood Ave., at 11:29 p.m. yesterday and charged with simple assault. A court date was set for 9 a.m. April 18.
Battery
2039 Brown
Shardae J. Roberson, 21, of 2039 Brown Ave., was arrested at home at 9:43 a.m. Thursday and charged with domestic battery. A court date was set for 9:30 a.m. April 20.
1900 Dodge
A 20-year-old Evanston man was shot once in each thigh while sitting in a 2015 Chevrolet in the west alley in the 1900 block of Dodge Avenue at 3:34 p.m. Sunday.
The victim said two males in dark clothing had shot him. Officers recovered three 9mm shell casings from the alley. The victim was transported to Evanston Hospital for treatment of his non-life threatening injuries.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Evanston Police Department detective division at 847-866-5040. Information can also be given anonymously utilizing Text-A-Tip by texting the information to CRIMES (274637) and entering EPDTIP in the message line with the information.
Burglary
1700 Darrow
A Toshiba laptop was stolen from a 2016 Chevrolet parked in an alley in the 1700 block of Darrow Avenue between 10 p.m. Friday and 3:52 p.m. Saturday.
Criminal damage to property
5600 Old Orchard
Joshua Morales, of 9128 Bennett, Skokie, was arrested at 5600 Old Orchard Road in Skokie at 10:40 a.m. Thursday and charged with criminal damage to property. A court date was set for 9 a.m. April 18.
Drugs
749 Howard
Robert Bell, 41, of 10009 Linda Lane, Des Plaines, was arrested at 749 Howard St. at 6:25 p.m. Saturday and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. A court date was set for 9 a.m. May 5.
Motor vehicle theft
1900 Colfax
A 2015 Toyota Rav 4 was stolen from the 1900 block of Colfax Street between 11:30 p.m. Thursday and 9:07 a.m. Friday.
Other
1301 Brummel
Cleophus D. Rufus, 24, of 1301 Brummel was arrested at their home at 9:26 p.m. Thursday and charged with violation of an order of protection and driving under the influence. A court date was set for 1:30 p.m. April 19.
Theft
2300 Oakton
Kenneth E. Clinton, of 7422 N. Ashland, Chicago, was arrested at 2301 Oakton St. at 4:20 p.m. Friday and charged with retail theft after he allegedly stole an electronic door lock from a hardware store. No court date was listed.
Traffic
1901 McDaniel
Mohamed Amin M. Ibrahim, 35, of 5841 N. Winthrop, Chicago, was arrested at 1901 McDaniel Ave. at 8 a.m. Friday and charged with a traffic violation. A court date was set for 9 a.m. April 26.
2125 Cleveland
Maurissa Charm Green, 23, of 2203 W. Farwell, Chicago, was arrested at 2125 Cleveland St. at 7:32 a.m. yesterday and charged with driving under the influence. A court date was set for 10:30 a.m. April 21.
1827 Lyons
Abdul Ali Elijah Memminger, 25, of 8020 Knox, Skokie, was arrested at 1827 Lyons St. at 12:59 a.m. today and charged with a traffic violation. A court date was set for 9 a.m. May 17.
1555 W. Howard
Michael E. Roberts, 51, of 6025 N. Winthrop, Chicago, was arrested at 1555 W. Howard St. in Chicago at 1:07 a.m. today and charged with a traffic violation. A court date was set for 9 a.m. April 28.
